BIEN | Events

On this page you will find information about BIEN’s Congresses, and notices about other events.


Congresses

The 2020 BIEN Congress was to be held in Brisbane, Australia from the 28th to the 30th September 2020. Unfortunately, because of the Coronavirus outbreak, the event had to be cancelled. BIEN’s Executive Committee and the Scottish and Australian Congress Local Organising Committees have agrees to the following statement: “The Scottish and Australian Congress Local Organisaiton Committees have agreed that the current plan is to hold the 2021 BIEN Congress in Scotland and the 2022 BIEN Congress in Australia. Further details will follow.”


Other Events

We will post notices of other events here as information becomes available.

BIEN Congresses

Basic Income, Solidarity Economy and Social Protection

The 24th BIEN CONGRESS in Maricá & Niterói – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 27-29 August 2025

Maricá provides unconditional transfers to almost half of its population.  7 other cities in the state of Rio de Janeiro have already created their own local currencies inspired by Maricá’s Citizens Basic Income.  Our other host city, Niterói provides transfers benefiting more than 100,000 individuals.

Pre-congress events: Latin America Day: 25 Aug. & Early Career Day: 26 Aug.

Call for Papers Announcement: Nov. 2024

Linkedin & Instagrambiencongress25 (at) gmail [dot] com

BIEN2024 was August 29–31 (Pictures and more coming soon)

Papers, pictures, and videos from BIEN2023.


Basic Income

A Basic Income is a periodic cash payment unconditionally delivered to all on an individual basis, without means-test or work requirement. Read more


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